Golfer tees up for Open

MACKAY golfer Narelle Anderson is preparing for the Queensland Ama- teur Open on the Sunshine Coast later this month.

The Open will be played at Horton Park Golf Course on the Sunshine Coast from March 20-22.

Anderson said yesterday the 72-hole tournament brought back memories of playing in the Aus- tralian Amateur Open Championship in 2001, in which many business peo- ple in Mackay helped her achieve her dream of playing a four-day tour- nament.

''I would like to say thank you to all those business peo- ple who encouraged me to achieve my dream of playing in the Australian Ama- teur, they have also helped me to achieve my goal of attending university to play golf,'' she said.

Anderson recent- ly arrived back home from the Gold Coast where she completed a Bachelor of Busi- ness majoring in Sports Management with a PGA Certifi- cate in Golf Manage- ment Practice.